Submitted on Wednesday 12th March 2025
Rejected on Friday 11th April 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban gazumping in the housing market
In Scotland, acceptance of an offer to buy a property is legally binding and requires the payment of a deposit. I am looking for the law to be changed in England and Wales in the same manner.
Currently in England and Wales, it is possible to agree to the purchase of a property, and invest money in surveys and legal fees (not to mention time and emotional energy), only for another seller to come in with a higher bid and the sale is lost, along with any costs incurred i.e. "gazumping". This needs to stop.
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The following petition calls for a similar action:
Introduce conveyancing laws similar to those in Scotland, across England & Wales
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/709395
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